The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is increasingly framing the war against Iran as a modern crusade with divine sanction. By ...
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Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare

Politics / The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is. Jeet Heer At a worship service at the ...
With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.
Archbishop Paul Coakley issued a direct plea to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling for the administration to “step ...
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Pete Hegseth Finally Got His Holy War

Iran has become a personal Crusade.
The difficulty lies in the blurred boundary between a just war and a holy war. Conflicts are rarely the result of unilateral ...
After a major diplomatic incident that prevented him from entering the holy site on March 29 to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recently invoked his faith to cast the Iran war as a Christian nation trying to ...